Information Ordering and Rules Flashcards
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A supervisor gives you a rule: 'All overtime requests must be submitted by Thursday noon for the following week.' An employee submits an overtime request Friday at 9 AM. What should you do?
Answer: Deny it because it missed the Thursday noon deadline
The request missed the required Thursday noon submission deadline and must be denied per the stated rule.
A filing procedure states: 'Documents are filed alphabetically by last name, then by first name for identical last names.' How would you order: Torres, Maria; Smith, John; Torres, Ana?
Answer: Smith, John → Torres, Ana → Torres, Maria
Smith comes before Torres alphabetically, then Torres, Ana comes before Torres, Maria by first name.
A rule states: 'Employees with 10+ years of service receive 20 vacation days; those with 5–9 years receive 15 days; those with under 5 years receive 10 days.' An employee has exactly 5 years of service. How many vacation days do they receive?
Answer: 15 days
Exactly 5 years falls within the 5–9 years bracket, which grants 15 vacation days.
You must process applications in the order received, but emergency cases are always moved to the front of the queue. Three standard applications arrived before one emergency application. In what order should they be processed?
Answer: Emergency first, then the three standard applications in order received
The emergency override rule takes precedence, so the emergency application is processed first regardless of receipt order.
A records retention rule states: 'Personnel files must be kept for 7 years after an employee's separation date.' An employee separated on March 1, 2018. When can this file be destroyed?
Answer: March 1, 2025
Seven years after March 1, 2018 is March 1, 2025, which is the earliest destruction date.
A procedure requires that incident reports be numbered sequentially and that no numbers be skipped. You notice the log jumps from Report #44 to Report #46. What is the correct action?
Answer: Flag the gap and investigate whether Report #45 is missing
A missing number in a sequential series may indicate a lost or unrecorded report, which must be investigated.
A policy states requests must be approved in this order: (1) Department Head, (2) HR Director, (3) Finance Officer. A request has HR Director approval but lacks Department Head approval. What is its status?
Answer: Incomplete — Department Head approval must come first
The sequential approval rule requires Department Head approval before HR Director approval can be valid.